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Marine order 47—Offshore industry units

Requirements for offshore industry units.

Current	Marine Order 47 (Offshore industry units) 2019
Commenced	1 January 2024
About	Marine order 47 sets out the requirements for: the issue of safety certificates for regulated Australian vessels that are offshore industry units foreign vessels, including certification and provides notification requirements for planned tows of offshore industry units and other reporting matters.
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Assistance and tools	Legislation and incorporated material Marine order 1 (Administration) Marine order 12 (Construction – subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) Marine order 15 (Construction – fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction) Marine order 18 (Measures to enhance maritime safety) Marine order 21 (Safety and emergency arrangements) Marine order 25 (Equipment – lifesaving) Marine order 27 (Safety of navigation and radio equipment) Marine order 30 (Prevention of collisions) Marine order 58 (Safe management of vessels) Navigation Act 2012 Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act Related content Guidance - Marine order 47 (Offshore Industry units) Calculate sea service on floating or mobile vessels Automatic identification systems on offshore structures Offshore oil and gas exploration Guidelines and policy for automatic identification system International safety management code
Superseded	Refer to the Federal Register of Legislation for previous versions of this marine order.
Reference	List of material referenced in this marine order: Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1979 (1979 MODU Code), International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolution A.414(XI) as amended by MSC/Circ.561), MSC.357(92), MSC.382(94) Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1989 (1989 MODU Code), IMO resolution A.649(16) as amended by MSC.38(63), MSC.187(79), MSC.358(92), MSC.383(94), MSC/Circ.561 Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 2009 (2009 MODU Code), IMO resolution, A.1023(26), 1023 (26)Corr.1, as amended by MSC.359(92), MSC.387(94) MSC.384(94), guidelines MSC.1/Circ.1486, MSC.407(96) Code of Safety for Diving Systems, 1995, adopted by IMO Resolution A.831(19) as amended from time to time Guidelines for safe ocean towing, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.884 Guidelines for the assessment of technical provisions for the performance of an in-water survey in lieu of bottom inspection in dry-dock to permit one dry-dock examination in any five-year period for passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships, IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1348 International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1049 (27), as in force from time to time International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) International Safety Management (ISM) Code Revised guidelines on the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1071(28), as amended from time to time. Survey guidelines under the Harmonised System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) 2017, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1120(30), as amended from time to time
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Last updated: 21 February 2025